The Million Eyes of Sumuru
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Original film poster by Heywood Brown
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| Directed by | Lindsay Shonteff |
| Produced by | Harry Alan Towers |
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Kevin Kavanagh Sax Rohmer Harry Alan Towers |
| Starring | Frankie Avalon |
| Cinematography | John von Kotze |
| Edited by | Allan Morrison |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
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95 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Million Eyes of Sumuru is a 1967 British spy film produced by Harry Alan Towers, directed by Lindsay Shonteff and filmed at the Shaw Brothers studios in Hong Kong. It stars Frankie Avalon and George Nader, with Shirley Eaton as the titular Sumuru. It was based on a series of novels by Sax Rohmer about a megalomaniac femme fatale. The film was released in the USA by American International Pictures on 17 May 1967. In the UK it was released through Warner-Pathé on 3 December, titled simply Sumuru. Shirley Eaton reprised her role as Sumuru in Jess Franco's The Girl from Rio (1970).
Sumuru is a beautiful but evil woman who plans world domination by having her sexy all-female army eliminate male leaders and replace them with her female agents.
The Million Eyes of Sumuru inspired riot grrrl musician Lois Maffeo to adopt Bikini Kill as a band name. She and her friend Margaret Doherty used the name for a one-off performance where they donned faux fur punk cave girl costumes. Tobi Vail liked the name and appropriated it for the iconic punk group after Maffeo settled on the band name Cradle Robbers.
This film was featured in the KTMA season of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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